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This year, Victoria Day is on Monday, May 19. The holiday falls on the Monday preceding May 25. And there are a few things that have become synonymous with May 2-4 — barbecues, road trips, and long-weekend fun.

Score a last-minute camp site

If you missed out on booking a cottage for the long weekend, you could try your luck at finding a camp site at one of Ontario’s provincial parks. Every year there are

Clean your barbecue before you cook

If you’re firing up your barbecue for the first time this weekend — whether at home, the cottage or elsewhere — you should take a bit of care to avoid fire risks or illness. Your barbecue may have been a during the winter.

Victoria Day road trips

There are plenty of options if you want to hop in the car and take a road trip to a community near you. From flower there are plenty of ways to celebrate all weekend long.

Ontario wineries and breweries

If you would like to celebrate the queen’s birthday with some Ontario-made wine or craft beer, there are plenty of options.

Wines of Ontario has a guide with 150 winery listings on its website.

People can use the organization’s to learn about wineries and its to find them along your travels or just peruse .

On the beer side, Ontario Craft Brewers has more than 100 craft brewery members and a resource on its website helps you find them.

Its , developed in collaboration with the Culinary Tourism Alliance, allows you to look for craft breweries by region.

What’s happening at the Beer Store

If a straight-up case of 24 beers is more your vibe, the Beer Store has a number of 2-4s on sale just in time for the holiday.

Keep in mind, there are fewer Beer Stores than there were at this time last year as the company has been closing locations since beer and wine sales were introduced at convenience stores.

Most recently, the company closed five locations, in Hearst, Erin, Kitchener, London and Corunna, which shut down at end of April.

The Beer Store plans to close in June and 11 locations in July. Once the July closings happen, that will be 44 fewer locations since May 2024.

Despite the closings, the Beer Store maintains many locations in Ontario.

So, we’ve looked up which cases of 24 beers are one sale. We sneaked a few hard lemonades and seltzers in as well and excluded anything with a sale of less than $2.

Keep in mind, availability may vary by store. You can use the Beer Store’s store locator on its website or app to look up which products are available at your nearest locations.

The 2-4 deals, available as of May 16, are:

• Twisted Tea Raspberry 355 mL cans — save $15, now $30.99
• Bangarang Hard Seltzer Mixer Pack 473 mL cans — save $12.75, now $39.99
• IPA Fun Box Special Edition 473 mL cans — save $7, now $69.95
• Bangarang Retro Mixer Pack 355 mL cans — save $6.74, now $37.99
• Laker Lager 473 mL cans — save $5, now $37.48
• Landshark Lager 355 mL cans — save $5, now $38.90
• Carlsberg Pilsner 473 mL cans — save $5, now $41.60
• Corona 330 mL bottles — save $5, now $44.99
• Peroni Nastro Azzurro 330 mL bottles — save $5, now $44.99
• Sol 330 mL bottles — save $5, now $45.19
• Kronenbourg 1664 Lager 473 mL cans — save $5, now $54.80
• Refined Fool Big Sexy IPA 473 mL cans — save $5, now $63.95
• Refined Fool Van Full of Weirdos Juicy IPA 473 mL cans — save $5, now $63.95
• Side Launch Light Lager 355 mL cans — save $4.66, now $32.99
• Nickel Brook Headstock IPA 473 mL cans — save $4.42, now $61.46
• Muskoka Craft Lager 355 mL cans — save $4, now $44.49
• Mill Street Original Organic — save $4, now $44.99
• Steam Whistle Premium Pilsner 355 mL cans — save $4, now $46.99
• Muskoka Detour 355 mL cans — save $4, now $47.49
• Miller High Life 355 mL bottles — save $3, now $35.99
• Sneaky Weasel Lager 473 mL cans — save $3, now $40.95
• Old Milwaukee 473 mL cans — save $3, now $40.99
• Miller Genuine Draft 355 mL bottles — save $3, now $41.79
• Blue Moon Belgian White 355 mL cans — save $3, now $45.19
• Creemore Lager 355 mL cans — save $3, now $45.99
• Stella Artois 355 mL cans — save $3, now $47.69
• Dos Equis Lager 355 mL bottles — save $3, now $47.99
• Shake Lager 473 mL cans — save $2.98, now $47.99
• Blue Mountain Light Lager 473 mL cans — save $2.61, now $56.28
• Old Style Pilsner 473 mL cans — save $2.20, now $40.79
• Pabst Blue Ribbon 473 mL cans — save $2.01, now $41.98
• Sneaky Weasel Lager 355 mL cans — save $2, now $33.50
• Molson Export 341 mL bottles — save $2, now $37.99
• Miller Lite 341 mL bottles — save $2, now $39.99

You can find these and many other deals at .

What’s new at the LCBO?

If you prefer wine or spirits, the LCBO has several new options available for summer, including non-alcoholic options.

Can I buy alcohol on Monday?

If you run out of beer, wine or other drinks by Monday and wish to get some more on the actual holiday, there are options, but you’ll have to know where to look and check

Have a safe long weekend!